A New Year of Geopolitical Challenges

This episode, the panel assesses some of the geopolitical challenges facing Germany in the new year. We will see a range of elections, including in the United States and European Parliament, that will be beset by growing fears of election interference and disinformation campaigns. Russia’s war of aggression will continue to shape security politics in Europe. The climate crisis will increase already significant pressure on governments to act. Yet amid such critical circumstances, the German government seems anything but stable and questions are being raised about its prospects as a trusted strategic partner. In short, our panel of DGAP experts have a lot to discuss in our first briefing of 2024.

Speakers:

• Stefan Meister, Head of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, DGAP
• Katja Muñoz, Research Fellow, Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology, DGAP
• Jacob Ross, Research Fellow at the Alfred von Oppenheim Center for the Future of Europe, DGAP

Chair:

• Jan Stöckmann, Head of the Directors’ Office, DGAP